The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will send up to three month's worth of emergency rations for some 60,000 flood victims in Nepal, the Press Trust of India reported. "In response to the Government's request for humanitarian assistance, we are making available an initial $ 500,000 for procurement of immediate food assistance," WFP country representative Richard Ragan said. "However, given the number of families affected and the remoteness of the impacted areas, we estimate that we will need to raise approximately $1.5 million to meet the basic food requirements of the flood victims," he added. An estimated 200,000 people in the country currently face food shortages due to displacement, loss of livelihoods and damaged homes.
